Sona (name changed), an eight year-old girl from Phule vasahat in Vishrantwadi, is an orphan and stays with a distant relative. Till recently she was compelled to beg on the streets for food and money. But, her life transformed after she started going to ‘school’ for a few hours every day.

New chapter: Nilesh Pasalkar conducts classes on the footpath at Vishrantwadi benefitting many kids, including those of Shivappa Shetty